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AbhaChdaiciie, s. in. (from abhach.) An humorous person;
one who is fond of jesting or raillery, a railer.
Abhaciidaiche, com. and aup. of abhachdach. More or
most humorous, joyful or jocose.
Abiiachdail, a. {from abliach.) Joyful, humorous, jocose.
The terminations ail and c/Zof adjeclives arc but smoothings
and contractions of amhuil, /(/if; abiiachdail, therefore, is
abhachd-amhuil. The case is the same in Enj^lisli : as,
gentlemanly, /. c gentlemanlike; cowardly, cowardlike.
AoiiAcyiDAs, ais, s. m. (//um abhach.) Merriment, ridicule,
sport ; clamorous joy.
Abhadii, aidh, ,*. m. An instrument; abhadh-ciùil, a musical
instrument. — Stcxc. Ecclex.
Abiiadh, aidh, i. m. A landing-net, a sack-net; a fold;
a hollow.
Abhadii, aidii, s. m. A flying camp. Ir.id.
ABHAnii-ciùiL, s.m. A musical instrument. — Steiv. Ecc.
Abhag, aig, s. m. A terrier; a contemptuous name for a
petulant person ; rare/i/ a dwarf; a spectre. An abhag
bh' aig Fionn, t/ie terrier iv/iic/i Fingal had. — Fingalian
Poem. Neas-abhaig, a ferret. Heh. abhak, dmt.
Abh AG ACH, rt. (/'/om abhag.) Like a terrier ; of or relating
to a terrier; petulant, snappish, waspish.
Abhagaii,, ('. 1-. abhag-amhuil, a. {from abhag.) Like a
terrier; waspish, snappish.
Abhaoan, h. /)/. of abhag. Terriers.
Abhagas, ais, s. m. A report, a rumour, a surmise.
Abhaic, gen. sing, and n. pi. of abhac.
Abhaig, gen. sing, and n. pt. of abhag.
Abhail, gen. sing, of abhal.
t Abhail, s. m. Death. Ir. Bisc. Hivil.
Abhaill, gen. sing, of abhail.
Abhainn, (/. e. abh-an, t/ie Jtouing element ; iff abh and an),
s.f, gen. abhann, or aibhne. A river, a stream. Bruach
na h aibhne, t/ie bank of the river; n. pi. aibhnean and
aibhnichean, ruithidh na h-aibhnean, the riiersfow. — Stew.
Pro. Written also amhainn and ah/tuinn. Lat. amnis.
ÌV. afon, or avon. English, t afene. Sued, aen, or an.
Arm. afon. Ir. abhan. Com. auan. Manx. aon. Germ. am.
One may venture to iissert that all over the globe, more especially
in Europe and Asia, the names of rivers eutlinf; in an, ane, en,
eine, ein, in, on, onne, &c. are derived from the old Celtic root,
an, signityins an element, water; see an. The Seine is a contraction
of seiinh-an, the smooth water ; and a more descriptive name of that
majestic river could not he give.i. Khen-us, the Rhine, is reidli-
an, the piucul water ; a name which well accords with the general
appearance of that river. Garumn-us, (iaronue, t's garbh-an, the
rough water. Marne, marhlian, the dead water. So also l^ad-an-us,
the Po ; and tile Asiatic rivers, Arn-on, Joid-an, Gib-on, Jih.on,
&c. I have been agreeably surprised to tind that in some of these
remarks I had been anticipated by a few learned and ingenious
etymologists.
Abiiainneacii, (7. (y/ow! abhainn.) Fluvial; abounding in
rivers ; of, or pertaining to, a river.
Abhair, o-en. sing, of abhar.
+ Abhais, 4-.y. A bird. Arm. afais. Laf. avis.
Abhaist, aiste, jt.y. (/7ei. davash.) Custom, habit, usage,
manner, consuetude ; also adjectively, usual, wont. A
leanachd an abhaist a b' aoibhinn, following the habits that
once u-ere pleasant. — Oss. Gaul. Cha b' e sud abhaist
Theadhaich, that was not the manner or custom of Tedaco. —
OUl Legend. Tha thusa an sin, a chnoc an easain, aim ad
sheasamh mara b' abhaist, hillock of the dark torrent, thun
art there standing as usual. — Macint. N. pi. abhaiste and
abhaistean.
Abhaisteach, a. [from abhaist.) Customary, usual, ha-
bitual, adhering to custom ; according to use, custom, or
habit. Comp. and sup. abhaistiche, more or most customaru.
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AnnAisTiciin, cump. and sup. of abhaisteach. More or most
customary.
Abhal, ail, s. m. n. pi. abhlan. An apple; an apple-tree.
Abhal fiadhain, a crab-apple ; crann abhail, an apple-tree.
— Stew. G. B. Ruaidhe nan abhal, the ruddiness of apples.
— Old Song. IF. aval. Dan. aeble. Ir. abhail. Arm.
afall and aval. Corn, aval and avcl. Olil Germ, eff'el.
Mod. Germ, apfel. Lith. apfal. Old Pruss. waliclko.
and Prociipius, in Cherson Taur. apel. Serriu, iablo.
Turk, and Hung, alma, by transposition for anial. The
right orthography of this word is ulihalf being derived
from tiie pure Celtic term hall, any round body ; in Stiria
and Carinthia they say iablan ; in Bohemia, gabion; Isl.
eple ; Runic, C[Ac; Little Tartan/, apel.
Abhal ghoiii', or, abhall-ghort, gen. abhall-ghoir, s. m.
An orchard. Sometimes written all-ghart. Dan. aeble-
gaart. IF. afallach. Ir. abhal-ghort.
AuiiALL, aill, i. ?//. An apple; an apple-tree. Ar n' abhall's
ar ùbhlan, our apple-trees and apples. — Old Song, Written
also ahhul.
Abhall-giiortacii, a. Abounding in orchards; of or
pertaining to an orchard.
A B11ÀN, adv. Down, downwards. See Bhàn.
Abhar, air, s. in. A reason, cause, motive. Chald. abhor;
more frequently written aobhar, which see; n. jil. abhair
and àbharan.
t Abiiarach, aich, s. m. A youth under age, who acts as
a man. Gr. iS^a, a delicate female.
Abhlaix, gen. sing, and «. /)/. of abhlan, which see.
t Abhlabhra, a. Dumb, mute, speechless.
Abhlan, n. pi. of abhal and abhail.
Abhlan, ain, s. m. {Dan, ablad. Ir. abhlan.) A wafer;
a round cake ; whatever is taken with bread in the way of
sauce, or condiment, vulgarly called kitchen. — Shaw.
A bhlas mar abhlain, its taste like wafers. — Stew. Eiod.
N. pi. abhlain and abhlana. Abhlan, signifying kitchen, is
more frequently written and pronounced annlan, which
see. Abhlan coisrichte, a holy wafer.
Abhlanach, a. Like a wafer, wafery.
Aeiilan-coisrigte, s. 7n. A holy wafer, such as is used by
the Roman Catholics in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
ABii-MHATiiAitt, mhathar, s. f. A mother abbess.
t Abhra,(7. Dark. — Shnw.
Abhra, abhradh, *. m. The eye-bro^v. Gr. oip^vi;. Arm.
abrant. Jr. abhra.
Abhrais, gen. sing, of abhras.
t Abhran, ain, *. m. A song. — Shaw.
Abhran, s. pi. Eye-lids; IF. amrant. Corn, abrans.
Abhras, ais, 4. m. Yarn; flax and wool, stuff for spinning;
also a ready answer. Ag abhras, spinning. Ir. abhras.
Abhrasach, a. (yi-o/n abhras.) Of or belonging to yarn,
t Abhsan, ain, s. m. A hollow; a furrow.
Abhuinn, aibhne, f.y. A river. See Abhainn.
Abhuinneach, n. (yrom abhuinn.) See Abhainneach.
Abhuist, s.f. See Abhaist.
t Abiius, uis, J. /n. Any wild beast; also a stall lb r cattle.
Ablach, aith, s.m. A mangled carcass ; carrion; the re-
mains of a creature destroyed by any ravenous beast; a
term of personal contempt, a brat. Ablach gun deo, u
breathless carcass. N. pi. ablaich and ablaichean. In the
sense of a brat, ablach ought perhaps to be written ablaoch.
AiiLAicii, gf«. and voc. sing, and n. pi. of ablach. Ablaich
tha thu ann ! i/ou brat, that i/ou are !
Ablaichean, w. /)/. of ablach. Carcases.
AnLAOCii, laoich, s. m. (ab neg. and laoch.) A brat; a
pithless person. Ablaoich tha thu ann ! You brut, thatyou are!